The death of a major creative figure is always a strange moment in Hollywood. It’s a time when, as with the passing of Tom Clancy on Tuesday, the legacy of that creator is remembered and lauded, as it should be. But it’s also a time when more serious scrutiny of their work can be overlooked or pushed to the side. “I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it,” Mark Twain quipped of someone whose life he apparently didn’t approve of (but also didn’t show up to decry). So it goes for the death of creatives and the journalistic culture of appreciation that follows-- which this space and this paper have, of...

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The death of a major creative figure is always a strange moment in Hollywood. It’s a time when, as with the passing of Tom Clancy on Tuesday, the legacy of that creator is remembered and lauded, as it should be. But it’s also a time when more...